The Argentine star, Lionel Messi, the French striker of Paris Saint-Germain, beats his traditional rival and eternal Portuguese rival Cristiano Ronaldo The Saudi star of victory in the history of direct confrontations between them before the upcoming Riyadh season friendly, where Cristiano Ronaldo faces his rival Lionel Messi face to face once more in the Paris Saint-Germain friendly match with the Al-Hilal and Al-Nasr stars on January 19, to renew the confrontation of the Don with Lionel Messi, the star of the Parisian team. .
Cristiano Ronaldo will be among the names chosen for the team that includes Al-Hilal and Al-Nasr stars, who will be trained by Argentine coach Marcelo Gallardo, the historical coach of the River Plate team.
Ronaldo played once morest Messi 36 games in all competitions, the former Real Madrid star won 11 matches and tied in 9, while the former Barcelona scorer decided the result of 16 matches in his favor.
The last meeting between Ronaldo and Messi came in El Clasico Real Madrid and Barcelona on May 6, 2018, and the two teams tied with two goals for each team, and Ronaldo scored a goal, and so did Messi.
In general, the meeting between Juventus and Barcelona took place in the group stage of the Champions League on December 8, 2020, which the Italian club decided 3-0. It was the last confrontation of the two stars.
The friendly match will be held with a mixture of Al-Hilal and Al-Nasr stars once morest Paris Saint-Germain on January 19, on the occasion of the Riyadh season.
French coach Rudi Garcia said, in statements published by the French newspaper L’Equipe, “Ronaldo’s first appearance will not be in a victory shirt, but rather in a mixed shirt between Al-Hilal and Al-Nasr in the friendly match once morest Paris Saint-Germain on January 19 in Saudi Arabia.”
The penalty for stopping Ronaldo for two matches began, as a result of a disciplinary decision by the English Football Association, before the Al-Ta’i match, as he will be suspended in the Al-Ta’i and Al-Shabab matches, and his first match will be with Al-Nasr once morest Al-Ettifaq in the 14th round, on January 22, at the Marsool Park Stadium in Riyadh.
Al-Nasr raised its score to 29 points, to maintain its lead in the professional league table, 3 points ahead of Al-Shabab, who finished in second place.
